E. NALBANDIAN RECEIVED THE RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR TO ARMENIA

Aysor
Aug 25 2009
Armenia

Edward Nalbandian, RA Minister of Foreign Affairs, yesterday received
Vyacheslav Kovalenko, the newly appointed Russian ambassador to
Armenia, on the occasion of handing the copies of the credentials.

Edward Nalbandian congratulated his guest and wished him success in
implementing his diplomatic mission.

Highly appreciating the Armenian -Russian relations, Edward Nalbandian
said that the mutual understanding, trust and cooperation between
Russia and Armenia serve a good basis for strengthening allied
relations and military cooperation for the general profit of the two
brother nations, and that the ambassador would support the process
of cooperation prosperity.

In his turn Vyacheslav Kovalenko appreciated the present state of
Armenian -Russian relations and added that he would do his best for
strengthening the present cooperation, and for the development of
the bilateral relations in different spheres.

At the meeting Edward Nalbandian and Vyacheslav Kovalenko discussed
a series of questions concerning the Armenian-Russian agenda, shared
thoughts on the territorial and international issues, the Information
and Press Department of MFA informs.